Disney visits school drill team to'regret' its performance

Officers from Walt Disney World acknowledged Friday that an act by a Texas highschool drill squad that used American Indian stereotypes and chants like "scalp them" did not replicate Florida's values.

In an e mail assertion, Jacquee Wahler, Disney spokeswoman, acknowledged that the efficiency of the "Indianettes," a drill crew from Port Neches-Grove Excessive College, within the Magic Kingdom "didn't replicate [our core values] and we're sorry it occurred."

The assertion acknowledged that an audition tape offered by the varsity to carry out on the resort was not according to the precise efficiency.

Wahler acknowledged that new measures had been taken to cease this from occurring once more. She did not elaborate.

A video from the efficiency is posted to Twitter. Members of the drill crew could be seen shaking their heads and tapping their lips whereas a drum beats within the background. That is what's stereotypically known as "conflict cry".

Mike Gonzales, Superintendent of Port Neches-Groves College District, and Cortnie Schexnaider, Indianettes director, didn't instantly reply to messages searching for remark. KFDM-TV Beaumont obtained an announcement from the district stating that they had been conscious of considerations relating to the efficiency by our Indianettes and band at Disney World.

Our faculty district is dedicated to fairness, variety, and inclusion. The district mentioned that the district is near 100 years previous and that the Board of Trustees is dedicated "to all the time make the very best selections for our college students and employees in addition to the communities of Port Neches or Groves."

A spokesperson for PN-G acknowledged that this was the eighth time that PN-G has carried out the routine at Disney World. In accordance with the spokesperson, Disney by no means inquired forward of time concerning the deliberate efficiency.

Port Neches, a petrochemical refining facility situated within the neighborhood of the Gulf Coast is about 13 miles (20 km) southeast Beaumont, Texas. In accordance with the varsity district web site, the Indianettes have been part of Port Neches-Groves Excessive College since greater than 50 years.